The California Assembly approved a controversial bill Tuesday to tighten the state’s school immunization law, putting the measure one step closer to reaching Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
Senate Bill 276 by state Sen. Richard Pan passed the Assembly 47-17 in a vote that was not expected until later in the week. It now heads back to the Senate, where an earlier version passed in May.
But several lawmakers have alleged that some doctors are profiting off unneeded exemptions, prompting legislation to create state oversight of the process. Hundreds of parents have protested the bill since it was introduced earlier this year, arguing that the bill will interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and that the restrictions will make doctors hesitant to write medical exemptions they say are necessary .
“If you are doing the right thing for your patients, you should have no fear that the Department of Public Health wants to look at your exemptions,” Assemblyman Jim Wood said . “And there will be an appeals process, so it’s not the end of the road.”
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